Machine for applying duck to innersoles.



A. SCHWARTZ.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING DUCK T0 INNER SOLES.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6,1908.

Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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MACHINE FOR APPLYING DUCK TO INNER SOLES.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6,1908.

Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED APR.6,1908.

Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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MACHINE FOR APPLYING DUGK T0 INNER sums.

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MACHINE FOR APPLYING DUCK TO INNER SOLES.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 6,1908.

Patented Apr.27, 1909.

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MACHINE FOR APPLYING DUCK T0 INNER SOLES.

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AARON SUHWARTZ, OF BOSTON, MASSAGEUSETTS.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING DUCK T INNERSOLES.

Specification of. Letters Patent.

Patented April 27, 1909.

Application filed April. 6, 1908. Serial No. 425,553.

To all whom it 771211} concern:

Be it known that l, Aanox SoiiwAirrz, a

citizen of the United States of America, and

a resident 01' Boston, in the county of Sutlolk and State oliiiassachusetts, have invented certain new and uselul Improvements inMachines for Applying Duck to l'nnersoles, oi which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to machines for manufacturing inner soles andpartimilarlv that class of inner soles the upper lace of which is)rovided with a layer oi' canvas or similar lexihle material and it hasfor its particular object the provision of a means main leather portionof the sole.

for applying said flexible material to the It consists in certain novell'eatures ol' cou- 1 struetion and arrangement ol' parts which will bereadily understood by reference to the description of the drawings andto the claims hereinaftergiven. v

()f the drawings: Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section through amachine cinbodying the features of this invention.

the cutting plane being on line 22 on Fig. l looking in the direction ofthe arrow. '3 represents atransverse verti al section through one end ofthe machine, the cutting a on Fig. i, looking in the direction of thearrow. Fig. t represents a horizontal section of a portion oi" the same,the cutting plane being o'nliue i -4 on Fig. 1, looking in the directionof the arrow.

as Fig. 5 represents ahorizontal section of the same, the cutting planebeing on line 5--5 on Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow.Fig. 6 represents a horizontal section, of a portion of the same, thecutting plane being on line (S 6 on'Fig. i, looking in the direction ofthe arrow. Fig. 7 represents a horizontal sect-ion ol' a portion of thesame, the cutting plane being on. line 7-7 on Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 represents a vertical section ol' a'portion oi the same thecutting plane being on line 8- 8 on Fig. 6. Fig; 9 represents a verticalsection of a portion of the same, the cutting plane being on line li -9on Fig. 6. Fig.- 10 represents an inverted plan ol one of .30 theadjustable cutting devices and a portion of the supporting platetherefor. Fig. 11 represents a vertical section of the same, the cuttingplane being on line i1-l1 on Fig. it), looking in the direction of thearrow. Fig.

12 represents a transverse section of the same, the cutting planebeingon line 12-12 Fig.

on Fig. 10, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig 13 represents avertical section ol' the same, the cutting plane being on line Iii--13on Fig. 10, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. M represents anelevation of a portion of one of the cutting knives and the adjustablesupports therefor, and Fig. 15 represents a section through one of theadjustable knil'e supports and nipping members, the cutting plane beingon line Iii-15 on Fig. 13, looking in the direction of the arrow. 1

Similar characters designate like i'arts throughout. the several figuresof the draw iiigs.

in the drawings, 10 represents two side l'miues each of which isprovided at one end with a bracket ll carrying a revoluble drum 12 onwhich is mounted a. roll of flexible inatorial 13;. This piece oimaterial 13 is adapted to be fed from the drum 12 over a roller 14 Fig.25 2 represents a vertical section of the same l'rom which it is adaptedto pass between two revolublc cylinders l5 and 1G. 'lhe cylinder 15 ispartially within a rcecptz-iclc 17 adapted to contain an adhesive materal lb. The yiindcr 15 is mounted upon the revolublc member havingsuitable bearings iii the side v l'ranics ll).

As the llexiblc material 13 passes over the drum [5 it causes the sameto be revolved thereby picking up a certain amount of adhesive materialcontained within the receptacle 17, any surplus amount thcrcol' beingremoved during the revolution of said cylinder 1;) by means of the usualdoctor plate 19. Secured to one end of the member I8 is a gear 20meshing with a goal-2i secured to the revoluble shalt 212 provided witha plurality ol radial arms 21; torniing an agitator for the adhesiveiiiaierial. This agitator 2 causes the adhesive material to becontinuously agitated and circulated throughout the reccptaclc. Beneaththe receptacle IT is a compartment 2-l to which superheated steam isadmitted ihrough a pipe 25 to maintain" teeth 43.

each side frame 10. projection 41 is mounted a nut 42, the pc- As thepiece of material 13 between the cylinder 15 and 16 it is obvious that athin coat of adhesive material in heated state will be transferred tothe underside of said piece of material As the piece of n'iaterial isfed along it passes between the bar and the scraper 31 which spreads theadhesive material evenly over the under face of the flexible materialallowing any surplus to return into the receptacle 17. 7

-At the other end of the machine is a levoluble roller 32 under whichthe piece of material passes while at the oxtremeend of the side frames10 is mounted a revolublo roller 33 over which the piece of nia'ieiialpasses on its way to thefccd roll 34 and the receiving drum 35 bothmounted in brackets 36 secured to the other end of the side frames 10.

The feed roll 34 is provided with a grar 3 meshing with a segmental gear38 revolublo with the main driving shaft 39, this series of gearsproviding a means of feeding the lexible material through the machine.

Intermediate the delivery drum 12 and the receiving drum 35 is a plate40 secured at eachend of the. projecting member 41 upon In an opening ineach riphery of which is provided with bevel gear The gear 43 is adaptedto be en gag-ed by the teeth of the segmental gear 44 during itsrevolution to cause the threaded rod 45 operated upon by said nut42 tohe raised by the revolution of said segmental gear. On the top of saidthreaded rods 45 is mounted a supporting table 46 on which rests aplurality of stacks 47 of leather soles, between suitable verticalguides 48 secured to the plate 40 and extending through openings in saidmovable table 46. These guides 48 serve to position the leather soles orblanks in the various stacks. Over .the pluralityol' stacks 47 isslidably mounted in horizontal slots in the side frames 10 aseparatingplate 49, one edge of which is tapered to a knife edge, as shown at 50.

To each side of the plate 49 is pivoted. a link 51 the opposite end ofwhich is pivotally secured to the arm 52, pivoted at 53 to the sideframes 10. A projection 54 on the arm 52 extends into the cam groove 55of a disk 56 secured to and revoluble with the driving sha ftgtlrandcauses a reciprocation of the '55 fit''49 during the revolution of saiddisk,

the cam slot 55 being so constructed as to cause no movement of the armv52 during" a certain portion of the revolution of said disk.

The operation of the cam 55 upon the arm 54'Will cause the plate 49 tobe w thdrawn so that its rear end extends nearly into contact with theroller 33. When inthis position the nut 43 is operated upon by means ofthe gear 44 to cause the table 46 to be lifted slightly so that theupper blank or sole in each of the stacks 47 is slightly above the lowerface of the plate 49. When the table has been thus lifted to bring theupper blank or solo in oat-h stack into this position, the cam 55 willoperate upon the arm 52 to causes forward movement of the plate 4!), theknife edge 5t) thcreof entering between the upper blank or sole of eachstack and those beneath it, thus lifting one of the blanks or soles ontothe upper faceol the plat-e 4}), which then becomes a support the Whenthe blank or sole is in this position, supported upon the plate it! thepiece of lexible material 13 rests thereon and innncdiatcly above thepiece of iiexiE-le material is mounted in vertical guides 56 avertically movable frame 57 curuving a suit able adjustable cutting, die58 on the under face thereof. in cars 59 projecting; up- \rardlv from.the upper face of said movable member are two parallel rods 60 withwhich the forked end of a bell crank lever (51 engages, said bell cranklever each being pivoted at 62 to the end frame 10. The otner arm ofeach be] l crank lever is conncctcul by means of a link 63 to the member(i4 adjust ably mounted upon the upper end of a rod G5, the lower end ofwhich hz "ecuredthcrw to the forked member 66 straddling the shaft 67mounted in a bearing in the side frame it) and having secured on itsinner end the segrmental gear 44 and on its outer end a gear 68 and camdisk (it). The cam disk 69 is provided with a cam path 7 t) whichengages with a stud or roller 71 secured to the member to and causes avertical reciprocation of said rod (hiring the revolution of the disk69. This vertical reciprocation of the rod 65 and the blocks 64 securedthereto causes the bell crank lever 61 to be moved about their piV ots62 to effect a vertical reciprocation of the member 57.

The member 57 is provided with a chamber within which is mounted theplate 72 adjustable vertically therein by means of the members 73. 57 isprovided with a plurality of parallel slots 74 in each of which. ismounted a shank Each shank 7 5 of an adjustable block 7 6. extendsthrough a similar slot in the plate 72 and is provided'with a head 77against which the plate 72 is l'oreed by means of the-adjusting member73 to secure the blocks 76 in adjusted position. I

Each of the blocks 76 is provided with a V- shapcd depression in itsunder side having dovetailed to each well thereof a nipper member 78,said members being separated normally by means of the spring 79. Whenthe member 57 is lowered so that the members 7 8 come into contact withthe piece of material 13, they force this material down into contactwith the upper face of the blank or sole and the members 78 straddle theupturned lip 80 formed upon said blank or sole, there by causing thepiece of material to be folded The under wall of the member neatly overthis lip and as pressure is brought to bear upon the movable membe 57the nippers 78 will be forced farther into the V- shaped grooves in theblock 76 causing the j members 57 to conform to any desired shape iapplied to-the sole or blank, these suitable of sole or other blank andsecured to the series of outer members 78 are cutting knives 81 whichare adapted when the member 57 is depressed, to cut from the piece ofmaterial 13 a blank conforming to the shape of the front portion of thesole. At a oint just in front of the heel portion/of the so e the member57 is provided with a transverse knife 82, which makes an incision in te material at a point. just in front of the eel so that no flexiblematerial is applied to the heelorti'on of the sole. In like manner, thetoe block 83 is provided with the knife edges 84 which cut from thepiece of material tri angular portions of waste material Whichare, takencare of inany Well-known manner. The heel. blocks 85 are adapted to bearupon that portion of the lips 80 which are on. the heel end of the soleto force these lips downwardly into contact with the remaining portionof the sole. Intermediate said blocks 85 is a spring-pressed stamp 86bearing a designating character which is adapted to'stam a character0r.the size number of the .so e being made. In the sole portion of thedie is mounted a yieldable spring-pressed block 87 provided with aplurality of cuttinglmives'88 which are adapted to slash the flexiblematerial as it is being aralle incisions rendering the forepart of t esole more flexible.

,Intermediate the adhesive applying mechanism and the cutting mechanismis a revolu'ble shaft 89 provided with a plurality of cutting disks 90which are adapted to cut the piece of material 13 into strips as it isfed eneath the cutting dies. The knife blades 90 revolve in oil in areceptacle 91 formed p pon one side of the adhesive receptacle 17.

118 means for cutting the piece of material 13 into strips is providedin order that the vvflexible material may be more readily ap- -with't'hofinished solo with the fit plied to the sole or blank to conform to itslrre ular contour. I

hen a blank has been out from the piece of material 13 and pressureapplied thereto to cause it to adhere to the u i )cr face of the sole orblank and tine side wa is of the lip 80 therepn, the plate 49 will bemoved by the arm 52 to theuight of Fig. 1, car ng t l-rero- )lt,matcd'ial applied thereto. .This movcn at of the sole with the ,plate 49is insured by means of the fingers 92 pivoted at 93 to the front end ofsaid plate 49 and held by means of the s ring 94 slightly above theupper surface of the )late 49 so as to provide a shoulder which willengage with the sole or blank and carry it with said blank in adirection to the right of Fig. 1. The heel end of the sole or blank atthe same time is positioned by means of the movable members 95 heldn0rmally in contact with the edges of the sole by means of a spring 96,the whole device being secured to a block 97 adjustable by means of thedevice 98 in a slot 99 in the plate 49.

As the late 49 with the sole thereon a proaches t e extreme of itsmovement to t ie right of Fig. 1 the inclined plate 100 will lift thesole or blank upwardly and cause it to be moved beneath the gripper 101pivoted at 102 to the side frames 10 and provided with an arm 103 engaing a cam 104 revoluble with the roll 33,-tlie cam 104 operating saidgripper 101 to cause it to be opened just prior to the moment that theplate 49 reaches the extreme of its movement. When the cam 104 hasaccomplished its purpose the spring 105 will cause the grip or to impine upon the sole or blank an retain it whi e the plate 49 is moving againin the opposite direction. When this plate 49 has passed from beneaththe sole or blank said sole or blank will be dropped as indicated at 106in Fig. 1 onto the plate 107 the cam 104 at this time again operatingthe ripper 101 to release it and permit the iinis ed sole to slide ,downthe incline 107 into the receptacle 108. j

The receiving drum 35 is driven by means of the pulley 109 on the shaftthereof connected secured to the driving shaft 39. On the shaft 39 isalso secured a gear 112 which meshes with a gear 68 ada ted to drive thesegmental gear 44 and t e cam disk 69. The gear 68 in turn meshes with.an intermediate gear 113, the teeth of which are in mesh with a gear 114on the shaft 89, thereby pro viding a means whereby the rotary cuttingdisks 90 may be driven to separate the piece of material 13 into stripsbefore being fed between the cutting and pressure mechanisms 58 and thesole or blank supported by the table 49.

It is o vious that provision must be made to feed the strip 13intermittently so that there will be no movement thereof during theoperation of cutting the blank thercfrom and during the time thatpressure is being applied thereto to cause it to adhere to the blank orsole supported by the table 49. To provide this method of feeding thestrip, disks 115 are secured to the shaft 110 of the roll 34 at each endof said roll and said disks are supplied with a plurality of radialprongs 115* which engage the piece of flexible material 13 and cause itto be fed whenever the roll 34 and the disks 115 are revolved. The gear37 mounted upon the shaft 116 of the roll 34 mcsheswith the segmentalgear removably secured to the gear 112. This segment ma)- be made of anylength to cor respond with the length of the sole being operated upon,it being obvious that the roll 34 only revol\-'es when the teeth of thesegment 38 are in mesh with the gear 37 and that for the remaining partof the revolution of said shaft the roll remains at rest and no feedingof the strip 13 occurs. it is during this period when the strip is atrest that the pressure applying and cutting devices operate and thefeeding is discontinued until these devices are again lifted fromcontact with said piece of material.

In order to provide a ready means for quickly returning the table 46 toits lower position clutch mechanism is mounted upon the upper end ofeach of the threaded rod. beneath the table 46. This clutch mechanismconsists of a collar 1 17 pinned to the rod and provided with aspringprcssed pawl 118 which is caused bysaid spring to normally engagewith the teeth 119 on the innerface of an annular flange projectingupwardly from a worm gear 120 loosely mounted upon said rod 45.

The worm gear 120 is engaged by a worm 121 secured to a shaft 122extendingacross the machine and mounted in bearings in the side frames10, said shaft being prevented from lateral movement in said bearings bymeans of the collars 123 secured thereto and bearing against the innerfaces of said bearings. Each end of the shaft 122 is provided with asquared end 124 on which may be placed a suitable socket wrench to turnsaid shaft in the direction of the arrow 7) on Fig. 7.

It is obvious that if the worm gear 120 is turned in the directionindicated by the arrow 1) on Fig. 7 and the nut 42 is prevented fromturning during this operation, the threaded rods 45 will be turned insaid nut to permit the table 46 to be lowcred to its lowest position. Inorder to prevent the nut 42 from being turned during this operation itis necessary that the operation should be effected only when the gear isin mesh with the segmental gear 44, this meshing of the two gearseffectually preventing the movement of the nut 42 during the opera tion.

In order to insure that the shaft 122 may be turned only when thesegears are in 1r esh the cam disk 69 is made of sui'licient'i'liame tcrto extend over the end 124 of the shaft 122 and prevent access to theend 124. A certain portion, however, of the disk is cut away as at 125,the arc of such cut-away portion being slightly less than the arc of thegear segment 44, this cut-away portion perend 124 when the gears 43 and44 are in mesh and at no other time.

The adhesive tank 17 is connected by.

means of a pipe 126 to a receptacle 127 outside of one of the sideframes 10, this receptacle 127 being supplied with adhesive which isfree to flow through the pipe 126 in the receptacle 17. The outsidereceptacle 127 is provided with a suitable agitator 128 n1ount ed upon ashaft 129 which has secured thereto a bevel gear 130 meshing with a gear131 on an extension 132 to the shaft 18, this mechanism roviding aconstant agitation in the redeptac e 127 at all times when the cylinder15 is revolving.

Beneath the receptacle 127 is a chamber 133 into which superheated steammay be admitted through the pipe 134 from any suitable source. By such aconstruction as is herein shown a plurality of leather soles may bestacked upon the table 46 and inter.- mittcntly raised so that the uppersole of each stack may be separated from those beneath it and supportedupon the reciprocat-' .ing plate 49 whi e at the same time a continuouspiece of flexible material such as canvas is being fed from a roll andhaving applied to one face thereof a coating of heated adhesivematerial, mechanism being provided to insure the proper amount of adhesive being a )plied to all of the under surface of said exiblematerial as it passes through the machine.

It is obvious also that as the material is fed into a position above thesole to which it is desired to secure a thickness of canvas 01'otherflexible material, the operation of feeding the piece of materialwill temporarily discontinueuntil such time that the cutting dies willdescend into contact with said material and cut therefrom a blankconforming to the shape of the forward portion of the sole and bycontinuing its downward movement apply pressure thereto to cause thematerial to adhere permanently to the upper face of the sole.

When the heel portion of the lip has been separated from the other partof the lip by means of the knife 82, the wedge-shaped block 135 comesinto contact with the upper face of the sole and is forced upwardlyagainst the tension of the springs 136, this upward movement of theblock 135 causing,

by means of the inclined walls thereof, a

separation of the blocks against the tension of the springs 137 whichnormally retain said blocks 85 in their innermost position. This outwardmovement of the blocks 85 causes then: to wipe over the heel portion ofthelip SO and force it downwardly into contact with the outer edgeportion of the sole, the blocks'85 being held in position by means ofthe headed studs 138 movable transversely of the solo in the slots 139in the mitting the operator to secure-access to the of each block 1 10.

' ment of said member 57 will cause the faces ing operations, affixingto the heel portion erases 5 vertically movable member 57 At that end iof the cutting die are mounted blocks 140 tied together by means of therod 141 and yieldably supported in the movable member 57 by the shanks142 surrounded by springs 143 interpdsod between the under face of i themovable member 57 and the upper face 1 These blocks 140 have i inclinedwalls 144 with which cooperate the blocks 145 and 146 separated by meansof the springs 147 and movably supported by means of the shanks 148 inthe movable member 57, which is provided with slots 14$) through whichsaid supporting shanks e.\' i tend.

The block 116 provided with a knife 150 for cutting from the piece offlexible ma- 5 ble material 13 and force it downwardly over the lip 80and when theblocks 145 and 140 have reached a position on either side ofsaid hp the continuation of the downward move- 144 on the blocks 140 toact upon the blocks 145 and 146 to force them together thereby nippingthe material over the lip 80 and retaining it in position until theadhesive has affixed thereto, when an upward movement of the member 57will permit the springs 143 and 147 to cause all of the parts to assumetheir normal position.

It is obvious from the foregoing description and from the drawingsforming part of the application that the cutting devices may be adjustedto conform to any shape of solo and that provision is made whereby thecanvas or other flexible material will be seized by a plurality ofnipping members and forced into contact with the side walls ofthe usualupwardly projecting lip on the sole, thereby permanently affixing thecanvas to all portions of the forcpart of the sole and insuring that thelip 80 of the sole will maintain a position at right angles to the lacethereof. I is also evident that provision is made for mak ng thenecessary inci ons in that por tion 6 the flexible materia which is tobe aflixed to the forepart of the sole while at the same time the entirepiece of material is being cut into strips which will more readilypermit the material to be gathered by the nipping devices to permit themto take up a certain amount of slack and make the desired fold over theupwardly projecting lip 80.

/To further facilitate the rapid manufacture of the completed sole,provision is made for simultaneously, with the cutting and pressof thesole; which is not covered with canvas or other flexible material, asuitable designoting character whichwlll designate the sizes ofthosole,'whilo at the same time pres-,

sure is applied to that portion of the lip 80 on the heel end of thesole to cause it to be pressed downwardly and flattened in contact withthe upper face of the sole. Provision is also made to keep the adhesivematerial in condition for operation at all times. both by keeping itheated by the circulation of the superheated steam or other heatingmedium, while the adhesivein the various tanks is agitated to keep it incontinuous circulation.

The entire machine provides a means for rapidly manufacturing soles ofthis class which are covered with canvas, saving much manual labor andcausing the soles to be delivered complete, ready for use in themanufacture of shoes.

it is believed that from the foregoing, the

o oration and many advantages of a machine ot this class will be fullyunderstood without further description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means forholding a stack of blanks; means for separating the upper blank fromthose beneath it; means for applying an adhesive to a piece of flexiblematerial; means for feeding said piece into position above said blank;and a device for applying pressure to said piece to cause it to adhereto said blank.

2. in a machine of the class described, the combination of means forholding a stack of blanks; means for separating the upper blank fromthose beneath it; means for applying an adhesive to a piece of flexiblematerial;

means for feeding said piece into position above said blank; a devicefor applying pressure to said piece to cause it to adhere to said blank;and means for cuttin from said piece a portion to conform to sai blank.7

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means forholding a blank; means for applying an adhesive to a piece of flexiblematerial; means for feeding said piece into position above said blank; adevice for applying pressure to said piece to cause it to adhere to saidblank; and means for cutting from said piece a portion to conform tosaid blank.

' 4. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means forholding a blank; means for applying an adhesive to a piece of flexiblematerial; means for feeding said piece into position above said blank;adeviee for applying pressure to said 'pioceto cause it to adhere tosaid blank; and adjustable means for cutting from said piece a portionto conform to said blank.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means forholding a blank; means for applying an adhesive to a strip of flexiblematerial; means for feei'ling said piece into position above said blank;a device for applying pressure to said iece to cause it to adhere tosaid blank; an a plurality of knives for cutting from said piece aportion to conform to said blank. 1

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means forholding a blank; means for applying an adhesive to a piece of llexiblematerial; means for feeding said piece into position above said blank;adevice fora plying pressure to said piece to cause it to in here tosaid blank; a plurality of knives adapted to operate upon said pie e'ofmaterial and means for varying the position of said knives to makethe'portion cut thereby conform to the outline of said blank.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means forholding a blank; means for applying an'adhesive to apiece of llexiblematerial; means for feeding said I ing said piece into position abovesaid blank;

piece into position above said blank; a device for applying pressure tosaid piece to cause it to adhere to said blank; a plurality;

of knives adapted to operate upon said piece of material; means forvarying the position of said knives to make the portion cut there byconform to the outline ofsaid blank; a device for marking said blankduring the opera-- tion of the cutting mechanism; and mechanism forsimultaneously cutting a plurality of incisions in said piece offlexible material.

8. In a machine ofthe class described, the combination of means forholding an inner sole provided with an 11 turned lip adjacent to itsedge; mechanism or applying an adhesive to a piece of flexible materialand feeding said piece into position above said-blank;

and devices for cutting a blank from said piece and applying pressurethereto to cause it to adhere to said sol'e, said devices includingmeans for nipping said flexible material and retaining it temporarily incontact with the sides of said lip. g

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means forholding an inner sole provided with an upturned lip adjacent to theedge; l-I10Cl'HtI11SII1 fO1' applying an adhesive to a piece of flexiblematerial and feeding saidpiece into position above said blank; anddevices for cutting a blank from said piece and applying pressurethereto to causc it to adhere to said sole, said devices includingadjustable means for nipping said llexiblc material and retaining ittemporarily in contact with the sides of said lip.

ll). In a machine of the class described, the combination of means forholding an inner solc provided with an upturned lip adjacent to itsedge; mechanism for applying an adhesive to a iiece of flexible materialand-feeding said piece into position above said blank; and devices forcutting a blank from said piece and applying pressure thereto to causeit to adhere to said solo, said devices includ ing adjustable meansnormally separated but aihiptcd under pressure to nip said flexiblematerial and retain it'temporarily in contact With the sides of saidlip.

11. In a machine of the class described, the

combination of means for holding an inner sole provided with an upturnedlip adjacent to its edge; mechanism for applying an adhe-i sive to apiece of flexible material and feeding said piece into position abovesaid blank; and devices for cutting a blank from said piece and applyingpressure thereto to cause it to adhere to said sole, said devicesincluding a spring-pressed block provided with a plurality of knivesadapted under pressure to cut incisions in said piece of flexible ma-'terial. I

12. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means forholding a stack of inner soles; mechanism for applying an adhesive to apiece of flexible material and feed-- vcombination of means for holdinga stack of inner soles; mechanism for applying an adhesiveto a piece offlexible material and feeding said piece into position above saiddslank;mechanism for cutting a blank from said piece and applying pressurethereto to cause it to adhere to said sole; mechanism for intermittentlyraisin said stack of soles; and a sliding member a apted to separate theupper sole from those beneath it.

14; In a machine of' the class described, the combination of means forholding astack of inner soles; mechanism for applying an adhesive to apiece of flexible material and feed ing said piece into position abovesaid blank; mechanism for cutting a blank from sa d piece and applyingpressure thereto to cause" it to adhere to'said solefmechanism forintermittently raising said stack of soles; a sliding member adaptedto'separate the up per sole from those enea'th it and yielding deviceson said sliding member for positioning a sole thereon.

.15. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means forholding a stack of inner soles; mechanism for applying an adhesive to apiece of flexible material and feeding said piece into position abovesaidblank; mechanism for cutting a blank from said piece and applyingpressure thereto to cause it to adhere to said sole; mechanism forintermittently raising said stack of soles; a slidin member adapted toseparate the upper sci: from those eneath it; and a s ring, operatedfinger adapted to enga e saii sole and remove it from the stack Whoration of affixing the portion of flexible ma? terial to the sole hasbeen completed,

en the op- I 16. Ina machine of the class described, the combination ofmeans for holding a stack of inner soles; mechanism for applying anadhesive to a piece of flexible material and feeding said piece intoposition above said blank; mechanism for cutting a blank from said pieceand applying pressure thereto to cause it to adhere tovsaid sole;mechanism for intermittently raising said stack of .soles; a

' sole and retain it until the slidable member has been removed frombeneath it.

' .17. In a machine of the class described, the combination with meansfor holding a row of soles of mechanism for applyin a'n adhesive .to apiece of flexible materia and-feedmg the same to a position above saidsoles mechanism for ap lying pressure to said strip to cause it to ahere to said soles and a plurality of cutters'adapted to cut said pieceof flexible material into a hirality of stn' s.

1 8. In a machine of the c ass described, t e

1n%said table to its normal position.

combination of a table for supporting a sole; means for raisingsaidtable intermittently; means for feedin a iece of materialto aposition above said" mechanisms for removing from said piece of materiala blank conforming to the contour of said sole and affixing it to saidsole; and means for throwing out of engagement said raising mechanismand lowering said, tableto its normal position. a

19. In' a machine of the class described, the

combination of a table for supportin a sole;

means for raisingsaid table intermittently; means for feeding a iece ofmaterial to a position above said so e; cutting and pressure mechanismsfor removing from said piece of material a blankconforming to thecontour of said sole and affixing it to said sole; and

so e; cutting and pressure clutch mechanism for throwing 'out of en'-gagement said raising mechanism and lowerigned by me at 7 Water St.,Mass, this ith day of April, 1908.

AARON SCHWARTZ.

Boston',

' Witnesses: i WA nER EMLOMBARD,

NATHAN C.- LOMBARD.

